The Maven Magazine for Mableton Georgia

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ISSUE 1

THE MAVEN LOCAL REAL ESTATE NEWS & ADVICE

MABLETON'S NEXT BIG THING

MABLETON SECRET MABLETON & SOCIAL MEDIA MILLONAIRES

Jackye Mumphrey The Real Estate Maven®

SOUTH COBB BY THE NUMBERS 2019 YTD

News you can use Single Family Home Unit Stats

MABLETON

SMYRNA

AUSTELL

homes available

homes available homes available

130

50

295

# of pending sales# of pending sales# of pending sales 65

45

118

avg beds & baths avg beds & baths avg beds & baths

4/2

4/2

avg sqft

avg sqft

2,401

avg sqft

1,856

avg sales price $272,000

avg sales price $192,000

avg days on market

42

4/3

2,555 avg sales price $392,000

avg days on market avg days on market

34

Complied from First MLS - The Real Estate Maven ™

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YOUR HOME IN 2020 Should your leave or stay?

The holiday season is upon us and some people will be welcoming guests and family over to their homes to spread cheer and good will. In the back of some minds may be the thoughts of what their 2020 will be and what it will bring.

As a Real Estate agent, I often will talk to people who may be thinking of selling, starting fresh and new and wanting something better for themselves.

My first question is always, " Why do you want to sell?" Sometimes the answer is surprising but typically the answer is rooted in wanting something better if not for a new job or selling because they have outgrown the house.

People often seek change and more so than a hair cut, clothes or shoes, a new address changes your outlook on life but mentaily and financially.

Jackye Mumphrey, The Real Estate Maven™

L U X U R Y R E P O R T THE MAVEN'S 30126

Single Family Homes $500,000 TO 1MILLION + Stats from FMLS.com

The number of buyers who purchased homes in 30126 at $500,000 or more YTD 2019

These homes are competiting for buyers in the current luxury market in 30126

The orange columns represent the number of homes that did not sale in their respective price bands. Homes fail to sell for many reasons. The most common reasons homes do not sell are pricing, the condtion of the property or location i.e. backed up to train tracks or chemical plant or busy road.

How long it takes to sell during one listing term for luxury homes priced over $500,000in zip code 30126.

MABLETON'S MOST EXPENSIVE NEIGHBORHOODS By average price point

10. Lakeview at Vinings - 413k 9. Legacy at the Riverline - 414k 8. Providence - 428k 7. Chimney Oaks 447k 6. Vinings Springs - 448k 5. Collins Lake - 515k 4. Vinings Brook - 525k 3. Vinings Estates - 657k 2. Registry Oaks - 835k 1. Buckland Oaks - 1.275m

Mableton's Secret Millionaires It is widely known that successful people prefer to live amongst themselves. But for those who like to stay ahead of the pack and set trends away from the monolithic swath of same-ness, Mableton offers an alternative to the run of the mill upper tier home offerings that are available in other areas around Cobb County.

Understanding that wealth is largely gained by wise investment and savvy tax saving, high-net worth individuals appreciate the low property taxes in Mableton being located in unincorporated Cobb County. There is no municipal overhead such as a city hall or staff to support allowing Mableton residents to enjoy their homes without paying city taxes. Fire, Police and Emergency services are provided by the county.

Millionaire Developers and Indivisiuals are investing in areas along the following roads:

Pebblebrook Road Ivey Road Queen Mill Road Nickajack Road Fontaine Road Seayes Road Mableton Parkway Floyd Road Cooper Lake Road Glore Road Brookwood Road Dodgen Hunnicutt Road These cooridors offer large buildable tracts of land that are prime for development and for private single family estates. The land prices are some of the lowest in Cobb County. South Cobb contains parts of Vinings, Mableton, Smyrna, Marietta and Austell.

More On Mableton Inside this sleepy bedroom community just west of Atlanta you will see all walks of life. Although it is not as developed as other parts of Cobb County and not as glitzy as its cousins to the northeast and northwest in Vinings or East Cobb, is does offer access to untapped potential and investment. It has quick access to amenities and highways for those who need it and an abundance of green space, with a treasure's trove of privacy for those who demand it. For those who wish to build, Mableton offers an abundance of land on wooded lots with Atlanta city views at prices that are unheard of in other local areas.

High net worth individuals at first glance may find Mableton to be a bit undesirable in some areas, but as in any other transitioning area, those who understand gentrification, good planning and smart growth and will have advantages over those who come in after the resurgence in values. Having top choice in prime land sites as well as appreciation in value over time, the town of Mableton will prove to be a wise investment.

MABLETON'S WORKFORCE

T O P C A R R E E R S

11.1% Healthcare 10.3% Retail 8.49% Manufacturing 8.3%

Education

8.06% Professional Services 6.39% Public Services 6.13% Waste Management 4.71% Finance/Bankings 4.1% Insurance 34% Real Estate Prepared by Jackye Mumphrey with info from datausa.io

THE PEOPLE OF

MABLETON GEORGIA Stats from DataUSA.io

Median Age 35.4 Population 39,745 Media Income $60,056 Number of Dwellings 14,1000 Average commute time 31.6 minutes 69.1% of residents own vs rent

Large Employers and Corporate Headquarters inMableton

MHC BoxerCraft Crystal Springs Water Crystal Cubes Ice Distributors Girl Scouts of America MSC Industrial Airgas Delectus - RPO Signal Signs Boar's Head Meats

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Mableton's Next Big Thing CHANGES ON THE WAY

ROOFTOPS Mableton's population is rapidly expanding and as we approach a new decade, prospective home builders have struck gold in buyers looking to be at the city's edge of Atlanta at affordable prices.

Currently there around a dozen projects in Mableton in various stages of development. The largest is Meritage Homes near the heart of Mableton on Floyd Road. Approximately 154 homes, townhomes and bungalows from the 300-high 400's. The community features a pool, dog park, grilling area and playground among other community elements.

As rooftops grow, retail follows. The Mableton community is looking forward to more upscale dining options and services have in the new decade.

SCHOOLS Mableton's population changes will also bring in new challenges for schools. Long struggling schools just may get the help they need with a large population shift due to the Cobb County School board responsibility to provide quality education for all students in the county. At the time of this writing, a new school is under way for the 2020 school year. It is combining two existing schools on Factory Shoals. As more kids move into the district, resources will need to be allocated to support teachers, staff and residents. The interest in this part of the county for affordable and quality housing so close to Atlanta is bound to continue.

Amenities Community Gardens For a nominal fee you can reserve a plot at one of two community gardens on an annual basis. Mableton residents share in knowledge of plant life as well as supporting the local organic food movement.

Mable House Amphitheater The Amphitheater is metro Atlanta's only mid-size, outdoor concert venue with covered and reserved seating. Located near the center of town, the publicly owned facility can host up to 2,400 people for a variety of shows. Both local and national acts perform there during the summer and fall concert series.

Chattahoochee River The river runs through Mableton and offers fishing and walking trails through Civil War ruins and is a resource to sit and watch the river flow by at several points near Riverview Road and Discovery Boulevard.

Silver Comet Trail The trail is located 13 miles northwest of Atlanta and travels west through Mableton. It offers a non-motorized, paved trail for joggers, hikers, bicyclists, horses and dog walkers and is wheelchair accessible. The trail is 61.5 miles long in total length built on abandoned railroad lines and takes approximately 10 hours by bike round trip from its trail head in Smyrna to the Alabama state line.

Charlie Brown Airport (Fulton County) Located nearby just east of the Chattahoochee River and 6 nautical miles (11km) from downtown Atlanta is Brown Airfield. On radio is referred to as "County Tower" or County Ground". It averages just over 700 boarding’s (enplanements) per year and is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems which categorizes it as a reliever airport. It covers just under 1000 acres (300 ha) at an elevation of 841 feet (256m) above sea level. It has based their single engine, multi-engine and jet planes. Its longest paved runway is 5,797 feet and is attended yearround 24 hours a day

Best Local Restaurants to Visit in Mableton Pacos Mexican Restaurant on Floyd Road

Sabores Boutique Cafe and Rum Bar - Puerto Rican Road Veterans Memorial Highway Cafe Social House on Veterans Memorial Highway Southern American Breakfast and Lunch Jamaican Mi Crazy on Veterans Memorial Highway Bay Breeze Seafood on Veterans Memorial Highway African Delights and Caribean Food on Veterans Memorial Highway Sky Restaurant Bar and Grill - Night club/Restaurant on Veterans Memorial Highway

Best Gyms in Mableton Planet Fitness on Floyd Road

Total Fitness Revolution on Veterans Memorial Highway

Evolving Fitness On Floyd Road

Anytime Fitness on Floyd Road

Crossfit West Cobb on Floyd Road

Best Neighborhood Commuity Groups Mableton Improvement Coalition www.Mableton.org South Cobb Alliance SouthCobbAlliance.org Boys and Girls Club Fontaine Road Reach out America ReachoutAmerica.com Our Giving Garden on Cooper Lake Road

Mableton Groceries FOR EVERYDAY NEEDS Lidi ALDI Kroger Publix Food Depot All on Floyd Road

Publix on Veterans Memorial Highway

Specialty Stores Carniceria La Mexican Mableton Parkway

Talpa Supermercados Veterans Memorial Highway

Best Parks in Mableton

Heritage Park Thompson Park Nickajack Park Lions Park Riverline Park Wallace Park

Power Companies in South Cobb Cobb EMC (770) 429-2100 Georgia Power (888) 660-5890 Greystone Power(770) 942-6576 Marietta Power (770) 794-5150 Cable Companies in South Cobb AT&T U-Verse(844) 729-6950 Charter(800) 955-7766 Comcast(800) 266-2278 Google(866) 777-7550 Land Line Provider in Cobb County AT&T(800) 288-2020 Water Provider in Cobb County CobbWater.org

Mableton Commute Times Mercedes Benz Dome 17 miles 26 minutes Braves Suntrust Stadium 8.9 miles 18 minutes Cumberland Mall 7.8 miles 17 minutes Buckhead 12 miles 25 minutes Marietta Square 12 miles 24 minutes Lawrenceville Main Job Centers 40 miles 47 minute Stone Mountain Park 35 miles 40 minutes King and Queen Building -Top of the Perimeter I-285 17 miles 26 minutes Mableton to Hartsfield Jackson Airport 21 miles 28 minutes Cross County North to South From Woodstock to Austell GA 25 miles 39 minutes From Powder Springs to Vinings 15.3 miles 27 minutes From Powder Springs to Roswell ( East Cobb) 24.8 miles 47 minutes

Social Media Effects on Mableton Social media platforms are powerful and aren't going anywhere soon.  Some sites that weren't intended to be social media sites are being used that way like NextDoor.com and Ring.com. These online community groups have taken on similarities of Facebook, Pinterest, LinkedIn and Instagram and are wonderful tools for information sharing. There is a dark side to oversharing, however. What used to disseminate useable information has slowly evolved into oversharing. Once neighborly conversations have now become keyboard wars when folks disagree. It has become this, “If you don’t think like I do, then you are an enemy type of mentality. How this becomes a challenge for Mableton is when residents who live here openly bash our town or the people in it as well as each other online. Petty online chats typically do not leave the site and spill over into eye-to-eye, belly-to-belly conversation however people who are considering Mableton may develop a distaste for it after seeking information online about moving here. Negative talk and bashing of Mableton ultimately affect everyone. Many who complain online, do not have the resources to help effect change in the community, so they take to online groups to complain rather than to ask for those resources or county departments to help.

Very little happens to change anyone's perceptions, opinions, habits or behaviors online and constant venting can create bad tastes in the mouths of prospective buyers into the community. We can police our actions and take control of our words as they have consequences that support apathy and ultimately home values when people decide not to purchase in our area. All communities in and around Atlanta have challenges including crime, abandon buildings, loud music, firecracker annoyances, litter, graffiti, truant children, property tax issues, homelessness, traffic congestion, barking dogs and even daily coyote sightings. All communities feel slighted by their local government, even in Buckhead and Sandy Springs as well as down in Peachtree City. All these things are part of living in a communal society with a strong economy within minutes of a large metropolis like Atlanta, the Jewel of the South. Since we all go through similar things in the area that aren’t likely to change, let’s share positivity about our area instead. Social Media is a powerful tool, let’s spread the word on how great we are as a town and show our pride. I will leave you with a famous movie quote as the character Thumper says in the 1942 Disney film Bambi, “If you can't say somethin' nice, don't say nothin' at all.”

JACKYE MUMPHREY THE REAL ESTATE MAVEN®

MABLETON REALTOR 678-929-8330

MABLETON RESIDENT SINCE 2003

Helpful Home Resources Loan Providers Your first step in home buying Lisa Brereton-Hinds - Certainty Mortgage 404-312-9588 Wesley Murphy - Cross Country Mortgage 404-585-0249 Keith Lewis – Cornerstone Mortgage 404-232-9031 Matt Garcia – Supreme Lending 678-523-0981 Robert Massaro - Prime Lending 404-422-5965

Home inspectors Your 2nd professional in the process of home buying www.Champia.com 770-953-0767 www.HBCInspections.org 404-725-5019 www.Home-Probe.com 404-218-1040 www.PremiereInspection.com 770-367-3043 www.AmeriSpec.com 770-674-6050 www.Inspectallservices.com 770-483-2420 www.residentialinspector.com 770-476-4963

Helpful Home Resources Closing firms www.PerrieLaw.com 770-579-2700 www.BrianDouglasLaw.com 770-933-9009 www.AllenLawGroup.org 404-369-0202 www.GraceChunlaw.com 678-324-8852 www.GanekPc.com 404-964-7788

Handyman/Contracting Services Empowering you in creating your house into a home Mike Langston 770-314-6565 Stewart Leing 770-294-1532 Jose Arriaga 404-932-0866 Charles Wilson 770-256-0332 Ronald Cullins 404-259-1668 Painters Gonzales Painting 678-581-5259 Armando Painting 770-896-9049 Home Cleaners Cleaners King Clean 404-798-9923 – Deep Cleaner Maria’s Cleaning 404-551-6590- Deep Cleaner Superior Cleaning Service 404-259-1671 Cleaner

Notable Mableton Sales PAST AND PESENT

Cooper Lake Road Sold 2016 - $875,000 Largest lot 24.48-acre parcel outside of a subdivision with lake, cell tower for income and 3,400 SQFT home Belair Bluff Court in Vinings Estates Sold in 2014 - $739,000 Largest Parcel inside a Subdivision Sold 5.54 acres with a 5500+ home.

Highview Road Sold in 2019 - $545,000 Largest Ranch Home Sold in the last decade in Mableton with a 2-acre lake on 9.4 acres SQFT 7,800 under the roof. One of only 4 homes like this in all of Cobb County.

Lowest Home Sold in Mableton in the last decade $9,000 3 bed 2 bath 3,300 SQFT Days on Market – 1 Year Sold 2011 Highest Home Sold in Mableton in the last decade $1,463,500 6 bed 6.5 baths 8,755 SQFT Days on Market – 31 Year Sold 2015

POPULARÂ HOME BUILDERS MABLETON

GA

John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods Centex Homes/Pulte Homes Taylor Morrison Beazer Homes/Venture Homes McCar Homes Benchmark Homes David Weekley Meritage Homes Fortress Builders Kerley Family Homes Ashton Woods Smith Douglas DR Horton Ryland Homes Rocklyn Homes Traton Homes

DISCOVER Wieland

Homes

Builder and developer John Wieland is Mableton's most prolific builder/developer having built more 10 subdivisions with over 4,000 homes and townhome units. His organization has heavily invested in the area and contributed to its growth over past years.

Now that he has retired, the opportunity to step in an expand what was started over 30 years ago is up to the next trail blazer with the opportunity and resources to continue branding Mableton into a model town that many will aspire to live in years to come with Pulte Homes who took over the 7,600 lots throughout Atlanta from Wieland and continues to build new homes today Wieland Homes whether were built in the 1980's or as recent as 2015 are still held in high regard among locals who know the name and the quality of the Wieland product.Â

MABLETON GATED COMMUNITIES Townhomes -The Cove at Vinstings Estates at the edge of Mableton in the mid to high 300's off Cooper Lake Road built by John Weiland Homes Townhomes - Riverview at Vinings in the high 200's to low 300 's off Riverview Road built by Centex Townhomes, Single Family, Condos - Legacy at the Riverline from low 300's to low 400's built by John Wieland Homes/Pulte off Veterans Memorial Hwy Townhomes and Single Family Providence from the low 300 to mid 400's built by John Wieland Homes/Pulte of Veterans Memorial Hwy Townhomes and Single Family Cobblestone Creek from the 250's to mid 300's off Veterans Memorial Concord Village Ranch Style Condos from mid 200's off Floyd Road Townhomes - Brookview from the low 100's off Mableton Pkwy built by Centex Townhomes - Arbor Gate from the low to mid 100's off Allen and Dodgen Roads

Hottest Months for Real Estate in Mableton year-ending 2019

September had the Highest Average Price - $344,047

September had the Highest Number of homes for sale at the same time – 194

Month with the most listings added within 30 days – May at 92 new listings

Most Homes Sold in July at 71 units Source: FMLS.com

Author's Bio JACKYE MUMPHREY

Focusing on upwardly mobile professionals, Jackye has created a specialized niche of what she calls, "The Neo-Suburban Upscale Client" This niche of clientele are those who appreciate and desire, newer and well kept, quiet pocket neighborhoods, throughout the area that are hidden away, yet within minutes to all the area has to offer without the inconvenience of a commute. Jackye sells homes throughout Atlanta and also specializes in Mableton and South Cobb County.

Jackye has been a featured agent with HGTV for 4 seasons and brings a fresh approach to sales and entertainment beyond the traditional route of real estate. She has developed multiple real estate courses over the years and trained hundreds of agents on perfecting their selling and marketing techniques. She also has the distinction of being the first agent in Atlanta successfully using the technique of Selective Reverse Real Estate Marketing in gaining prospective buyers for the properties she lists and sells. She developed the technique when she noticed a void in real estate marketing where the buyers who wanted to buy specific property simply weren’t being heard. In her spare time, Jackye is lover of travel, film, photography and an avid reader. When buying or selling Atlanta real estate, count on Jackye 678-929-8330